When you study the account of creation in

 

Genesis chapter one, you’ll observe that

 

God created man on the sixth day, in His

 

own image and likeness, after He had

 

created everything else. Satisfied, the

 

Bible says He rested from all His works on

 

the seventh day: "And on the seventh day

 

God ended his work which he had made; and he

 

rested…" (Genesis 2:2).

 

When God was done creating man, everything was ready.

 

Man’s first day in the earth was God’s day of rest. Adam

 

didn’t meet God working; he met Him resting. It wasn’t

 

that God rested so Adam could finish the rest of the

 

work, no; God finished all the work before Adam was

 

formed. Adam was born into rest. This was God’s

 

purpose and intent for man at the beginning. Man is

 

supposed to function from a position of rest; free from

 

struggles, anxieties, turmoil and hardships. No wonder

 

Paul said in Philippians 4:6, ‘be anxious for nothing’; in

 

other words, have no worries.

 

If you’ve found yourself struggling through life, though

 

you’ve been born again, you can change it. God made you

 

for His pleasure; that means He created you to be

 

pleased and happy about you. That’s why He has also

 

given you all things richly to enjoy (1 Timothy 6:17). 2

 

Peter 1:3 tells us that He’s given you all things that are

 

related to life and godliness; in other words, both

 

spiritually and materially, you don’t lack anything;

 

because He’s already given you ALL things!

 

You weren’t born to suffer. The life He’s given you is

 

one of supernatural grace, glory, dominion, joy and

 

righteousness; it’s an extraordinary life of success, from

 

a position of rest. If you’ve been toiling, struggling and

 

battling in life, embrace the Lord’s rest. Take His yoke

 

upon you, for His yoke is easy, and His burden is light;

 

and you shall find rest for your soul (Matthew 11:28-29).